Chinese word dictionary

相当

xiāngdāng · equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite

Practice word

Word information

Simplified相当

Traditional相當

Pinyinxiāngdāng

Part of speech动、副

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

相xiāng

mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

当dāng

appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

How to learn 相当

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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当然dāngrán

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

相信xiāngxìn

to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

相机xiàngjī

camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow

照相zhàoxiàng

to take a photograph

当dāng

(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at

当时dāngshí

then; at that time; while